Chapter 163

* * *Maru stretched; his hips hurt from sitting for too long, he twisted his hips to loosen them up a bit.“She’s gone.”Miso entered the room. Maru handed her a plum drink to her as well.“Here, it’s good.”“Your words make you sound like a liar.”And he was. It was honestly a bit too sweet for his tastes, so he’s offered it to anyone who comes to visit him. Even with that, he had eight bottles left. When would he be able to get rid of them? Just as he opened a bottle of orange juice for himself, Miso snatched the drink out of his hands and switched it out for the plum drink.“Plums are good for your health.”“Hah.”“Don’t sigh, you’re still young.”Miso gulped down the drink in one shot. She must feel pretty stuffy inside. After all, a criminal emerged from the club, when she was so sure that they wouldn’t be in there. Miso frowned in annoyance.“Alright, so. How’s Yurim the perpetrator? And why did you just send her back?”Miso spoke as she took out her phone with Maru’s text opened.[I think Yurim did it. Send her back with thanks for now.]Maru took out a voice recorder from his pant pocket.“What’s that?”“A recorder.”“What?”He wordlessly played the recording. The conversation he had with Yurim played out.“.....”Miso’s frown deepened.“You didn’t tell the club about the glue, did you?”“Of course not. I didn’t want to talk about it.”Miso played the recording multiple times, Maru smiled bitterly looking at her. The woman was a fan of humans, so an incident like this must’ve been quite a shock to her. To think her student would try to trick her and pin the blame on Maru...Maru realized that Yurim was the one who did it as soon as she stepped into the room. A giant word bubble popped up over her as soon as their eyes met. The word bubble was shaky and spiky, reflecting her current mental state. Moreover, it had the words ‘did he find any evidence?’ written on it. But of course, that wasn’t good enough as evidence. So he brought his recorder.“I wonder why she did it,” Miso sighed.“Yurim’s probably the only person who knows.”“Hah, I should ask her.”Miso’s eyes narrowed like a hawk’s. Maru grabbed her wrist with a shake of his head.“What?”“Leave her be.”“What? Leave her be?”Miso shook off Maru’s hand with a confused expression.